Events at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (next 7 days)Search for events by program type or date.en-USArts & Entertainment, Museumshttp://www.metmuseum.org/feeds/images/met_podcast_logo.jpgEvents at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (next 7 days)http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/membership-events/classes-for-adults/cultural-discoveries?eid=R006_%7bEC37AED7-F558-4A27-A806-094491540250%7d_20150401101500http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/membership-events/classes-for-adults/cultural-discoveries?eid=R006_%7bEC37AED7-F558-4A27-A806-094491540250%7d_20150401101500Cultural Discoveries with Olivier Bernier—Noble Lords, Country Pursuits: England in the Eighteenth Century<p class="small-text date-text">Membership Class for Adults</p>​This engaging course includes light breakfast in the Terrace Room, lectures in The Douglas Dillon Boardroom, and gallery tours.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Wednesday, April 1, 10:15 a.m.&ndash;12:40 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">For Supporting and Sustaining Members | Sold Out</p></p>http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/family-programs/storytime-in-nolen-library/toddler-storytime?eid=R064_%7b3152F630-79B5-4653-8BD3-11A1771E91DC%7d_20150401103000http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/family-programs/storytime-in-nolen-library/toddler-storytime?eid=R064_%7b3152F630-79B5-4653-8BD3-11A1771E91DC%7d_20150401103000Toddler Storytime in Nolen Library<p class="small-text date-text">Family Program</p>​Gather around as we look, listen, sing, and have fun with picture books. For families with children ages 18 months&ndash;3 years.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Wednesday, April 1, 10:30&ndash;11:00 a.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free; Museum admission not required for the library portion of this program</p>​</p>http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/museum-highlights?eid=R147_%7b42CC00AE-4B09-4F7E-BAF5-F1DB95C5675E%7d_20150401103000http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/museum-highlights?eid=R147_%7b42CC00AE-4B09-4F7E-BAF5-F1DB95C5675E%7d_20150401103000Museum Highlights<p class="small-text date-text">Guided Tour</p>​Discover the Museum's encyclopedic collection on this tour, which focuses on a selection of works of art representing different cultures and time periods and encourages visitors to explore the Museum on their own.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Wednesday, April 1, 10:30&ndash;11:30 a.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/masterpieces-middle-ages?eid=R147_%7b46EE629F-4B53-4BA5-BD4A-BF1EECA3F100%7d_20150401104500http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/masterpieces-middle-ages?eid=R147_%7b46EE629F-4B53-4BA5-BD4A-BF1EECA3F100%7d_20150401104500Masterpieces of the Middle Ages<p class="small-text date-text">Guided Tour</p>​A presentation of the myriad objects produced in the medieval world from the beginnings of Christianity to the rise of the Renaissance.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Wednesday, April 1, 10:45&ndash;11:45 a.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/museum-highlights-french?eid=R147_%7b20CE1FAC-D216-48D3-AE26-1628D3F8940D%7d_20150401110000http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/museum-highlights-french?eid=R147_%7b20CE1FAC-D216-48D3-AE26-1628D3F8940D%7d_20150401110000Chefs-d'Oeuvre du Musée (Museum Highlights in French)<p class="small-text date-text">Guided Tour</p>​Avec ce tour, d&eacute;couvrez la collection encyclop&eacute;dique du mus&eacute;e repr&eacute;sentant diff&eacute;rentes cultures et &eacute;poques, ce qui vous incitera &agrave; poursuivre l'exploration du mus&eacute;e &agrave; votre rythme.<br/>Discover the Museum's encyclopedic collection on this tour, which focuses on a selection of works of art representing different cultures and time periods and encourages visitors to explore the Museum on their own.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Wednesday, April 1, 11:00 a.m.&ndash;12:00 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/museum-highlights-korean?eid=R089_%7b4C219E78-A7EC-4F91-96B3-705ABCF077B4%7d_20150401110000http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/museum-highlights-korean?eid=R089_%7b4C219E78-A7EC-4F91-96B3-705ABCF077B4%7d_20150401110000하이라이트 투어 (Museum Highlights in Korean)<p class="small-text date-text">Guided Tour</p>​여러 시대와 각 문화를 대표하는 예술품을 선별해 소개하며, 방문자 스스로 미술관을 계속 살펴 볼 수 있도록 뒷받침하는 이 투어를 통해, 미술관의 백과사전적 소장품을 발견하십시요.<br/>Discover the Museum's encyclopedic collection on this tour, which focuses on a selection of works of art representing different cultures and time periods and encourages visitors to explore the Museum on their own.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Wednesday, April 1, 11:00 a.m.&ndash;12:00 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/great-paintings?eid=R117_%7b312C95DD-1C8C-480D-82CB-9D8052B1D9E8%7d_20150401110000http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/great-paintings?eid=R117_%7b312C95DD-1C8C-480D-82CB-9D8052B1D9E8%7d_20150401110000Great Paintings<p class="small-text date-text">Guided Tour</p>​This tour focuses on masterworks from many time periods and cultures in order to introduce visitors to the global nature of the Museum's rich painting collections.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Wednesday, April 1, 11:00 a.m.&ndash;12:00 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/lectures-and-panels/ticketed-talks/kathy-galitz-lecture-series-3?eid=4879http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/lectures-and-panels/ticketed-talks/kathy-galitz-lecture-series-3?eid=4879Rule, Britannia! British Painting from Hogarth to the Pre-Raphaelites<p class="small-text date-text">Ticketed Talk</p>​This series charts the development of British painting from William Hogarth&rsquo;s scenes of mid-18th-century London to the medievalizing tendencies of the Pre-Raphaelites and their followers during the Victorian era.&nbsp;<br /><p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Wednesday, April 1, 11:00 a.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">$30.00</p>​</p>http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/gallery-talks/commanding-attention?eid=A002_%7bD159533E-DDE9-456F-8F15-A12F69B01245%7d_20150206110229http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/talks/gallery-talks/commanding-attention?eid=A002_%7bD159533E-DDE9-456F-8F15-A12F69B01245%7d_20150206110229Commanding Attention: Portraits in Modern and Contemporary Art<p class="small-text date-text">Gallery Talk</p>​Encounter figures rendered by artists such as Alice Neel, Chuck Close, and Alex Katz.<br /><p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Wednesday, April 1, 11:00 a.m.&ndash;12:00 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/museum-highlights-german?eid=R060_%7bB5F1A5FF-C1E4-4CA5-8A34-4F838251E613%7d_20150401111500http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/museum-highlights-german?eid=R060_%7bB5F1A5FF-C1E4-4CA5-8A34-4F838251E613%7d_20150401111500Meisterwerke im Museum (Museum Highlights in German)<p class="small-text date-text">Guided Tour</p>​Entdecken Sie die reichaltige, enzyclop&auml;dische Sammlung des Museums durch diese F&uuml;hrung, welche darauf ausgerichtet ist, dem Besucher Kunstwerke aus verschiedenen Kulturen und Epochen zu zeigen und anregen soll, das Museum weiter zu erforschen.<br/>Discover the Museum's encyclopedic collection on this tour, which focuses on a selection of works of art representing different cultures and time periods and encourages visitors to explore the Museum on their own.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Wednesday, April 1, 11:15 a.m.&ndash;12:15 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/museum-highlights-japanese?eid=R118_%7b32AA109E-3CE6-4732-9630-81F167FE5108%7d_20150401111500http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/museum-highlights-japanese?eid=R118_%7b32AA109E-3CE6-4732-9630-81F167FE5108%7d_20150401111500ハイライトツアー (Museum Highlights in Japanese)<p class="small-text date-text">Guided Tour</p>​世界中の文化、時代を代表する美術作品から選りすぐった作品をご紹介するツアーです。ツアー後、ご自身で館内をご覧になる際のご参考にしていただけます。<br/>Discover the Museum's encyclopedic collection on this tour, which focuses on a selection of works of art representing different cultures and time periods and encourages visitors to explore the Museum on their own.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Wednesday, April 1, 11:15 a.m.&ndash;12:15 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/hindu-buddhist-vision?eid=R089_%7b8E55439A-2E4A-4D4C-BB1F-6E65214B9CEF%7d_20150401111500http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/hindu-buddhist-vision?eid=R089_%7b8E55439A-2E4A-4D4C-BB1F-6E65214B9CEF%7d_20150401111500Hindu and Buddhist Vision in Indian and Southeast Asian Art<p class="small-text date-text">Guided Tour</p>​A wide-ranging survey of South and Southeast Asian art, featuring archaeological material, sculpture, painting, and decorative art.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Wednesday, April 1, 11:15 a.m.&ndash;12:15 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/museum-highlights-spanish?eid=R147_%7b82A66D18-6DA2-4BCB-95F0-B6B03D2A91E8%7d_20150401113000http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/museum-highlights-spanish?eid=R147_%7b82A66D18-6DA2-4BCB-95F0-B6B03D2A91E8%7d_20150401113000Obras Maestras del Museo (Museum Highlights in Spanish)<p class="small-text date-text">Guided Tour</p>​Descubra la colecci&oacute;n enciclop&eacute;dica del museo a trav&eacute;s de esta visita guiada, la cual se centra en una selecci&oacute;n de obras de arte que representan distintas culturas y &eacute;pocas, y anima al visitante a explorar despu&eacute;s el museo por su propia cuenta.<br/>Discover the Museum's encyclopedic collection on this tour, which focuses on a selection of works of art representing different cultures and time periods and encourages visitors to explore the Museum on their own.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Wednesday, April 1, 11:30 a.m.&ndash;12:30 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/museum-highlights?eid=R147_%7b42CC00AE-4B09-4F7E-BAF5-F1DB95C5675E%7d_20150401113000http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/museum-highlights?eid=R147_%7b42CC00AE-4B09-4F7E-BAF5-F1DB95C5675E%7d_20150401113000Museum Highlights<p class="small-text date-text">Guided Tour</p>​Discover the Museum's encyclopedic collection on this tour, which focuses on a selection of works of art representing different cultures and time periods and encourages visitors to explore the Museum on their own.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Wednesday, April 1, 11:30 a.m.&ndash;12:30 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/great-sculpture?eid=R118_%7b5880AFD2-F941-45C9-9E78-745B376CF668%7d_20150401114500http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/great-sculpture?eid=R118_%7b5880AFD2-F941-45C9-9E78-745B376CF668%7d_20150401114500Great Sculpture<p class="small-text date-text">Guided Tour</p>​Explore sculptural masterworks dating from ancient times to the present. Three-dimensional objects from Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas offer multiple viewpoints on artistry and function.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Wednesday, April 1, 11:45 a.m.&ndash;12:45 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/american-paintings-and-sculpture?eid=R118_%7bF3242EF2-7D3B-4BC9-BFFC-FDE81F7A0B5B%7d_20150401120000http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/american-paintings-and-sculpture?eid=R118_%7bF3242EF2-7D3B-4BC9-BFFC-FDE81F7A0B5B%7d_20150401120000American Paintings and Sculpture<p class="small-text date-text">Guided Tour</p>​This tour introduces visitors to the rich tradition of American art, from its mid-seventeenth-century colonial beginnings to the early twentieth-century panoply of subjects and styles.&nbsp;<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Wednesday, April 1, 12:00&ndash;1:00 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/arts-of-china?eid=R118_%7bBD6DC2CB-47FF-4108-ABCC-8441E84156DB%7d_20150401120000http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/arts-of-china?eid=R118_%7bBD6DC2CB-47FF-4108-ABCC-8441E84156DB%7d_20150401120000Arts of China<p class="small-text date-text">Guided Tour</p>​This tour introduces visitors to five thousand years of Chinese art, including the arts of ancient China, the thousand-year-old tradition of painting and calligraphy, and the Astor Court, a seventeenth-century-style Ming garden created especially for the Metropolitan Museum.&nbsp;<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Wednesday, April 1, 12:00&ndash;1:00 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/arts-ancient-greece-rome?eid=R147_%7bF428DBBF-911D-47C3-BF37-47C3F3F2E51E%7d_20150401121500http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/arts-ancient-greece-rome?eid=R147_%7bF428DBBF-911D-47C3-BF37-47C3F3F2E51E%7d_20150401121500Arts of Ancient Greece and Rome<p class="small-text date-text">Guided Tour</p>​This tour of the Greek and Roman Art galleries provides an introduction to five thousand years of art from the early Cycladic period in the fifth millennium <span class="small-caps">b.c.</span> to the time of Constantine in the fourth century <span class="small-caps">a.d.</span><p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Wednesday, April 1, 12:15&ndash;1:15 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/old-master-paintings?eid=R147_%7b9BD83C09-D51A-462C-8BB4-633B3AFBD44B%7d_20150401123000http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/old-master-paintings?eid=R147_%7b9BD83C09-D51A-462C-8BB4-633B3AFBD44B%7d_20150401123000Old Master Paintings<p class="small-text date-text">Guided Tour</p>​Explore the meaning and beauty of Old Master paintings in the Museum's European Paintings Galleries, 1250&ndash;1800.<p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Wednesday, April 1, 12:30&ndash;1:30 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/cradle-of-civilization?eid=R147_%7b6AAA0929-74B0-4203-A234-6D712366F84D%7d_20150401123000http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/tours/cradle-of-civilization?eid=R147_%7b6AAA0929-74B0-4203-A234-6D712366F84D%7d_20150401123000The Cradle of Civilization: Art of the Ancient Near East<p class="small-text date-text">Guided Tour</p>​Discover the extraordinary artistic achievements of the diverse cultures of the ancient Near East from 8000 <span class="small-caps">b.c.</span> to the rise of Islam in the mid-seventh century <span class="small-caps">a.d.</span><p></p><p><span class="small-text date-text">Wednesday, April 1, 12:30&ndash;1:30 p.m.</span>​<br/> <p class="small-text" class="margin-top:7px;">Free with Museum admission</p>​</p>